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. 1983 Jul;47(3):336–340.

Detection of Campylobacter fetus in artificial insemination bulls with a transport enrichment medium.

M M Garcia, G M Ruckerbauer, M D Eaglesome, W E Boisclair
PMCID: PMC1235949  PMID: 6357410

Abstract

One hundred and five bulls from an artificial insemination unit were tested for the presence of Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis. The method involved the inoculation of preputial samples into a new transport enrichment medium prior to culture and immunofluorescence tests. Seventeen bulls (16%) were found to be either positive or suspected carriers of C. fetus at one or more sampling times. The average age of these 17 bulls was about two years greater than the average age of all the bulls in the unit. A combined treatment of vaccination and dihydrostreptomycin sulfate injection suppressed or eliminated the organism from carrier bulls. The use of transport enrichment medium has increased our capability and effectiveness to monitor the presence of C. fetus in artificial insemination bulls.

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